CVE-2025-55202

Opencast has a partial path traversal vulnerability in UI config

Published Aug 29, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 2.7 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Opencast is a free, open-source platform to support the management of educational audio and video content. In version 18.0 and versions before 17.7, the protections against path traversal attacks in the UI config module are insufficient, still partially allowing for attacks in very specific cases. The path is checked without checking for the file separator. This could allow attackers access to files within another folder which starts with the same path. This issue has been fixed in versions 17.7 and 18.1. To mitigate this issue, check for folders that start with the same path as the ui-config folder.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-26216 Opencast has a partial path traversal vulnerability in UI config
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-hq8m-v68g-8cf8 Opencast has a partial path traversal vulnerability in UI config
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apereo
Apereo opencast
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:apereo:opencast:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apereo:opencast:18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apereo
Apereo opencast
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Opencast
Opencast opencast
Vendors & Products Opencast
Opencast opencast
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Opencast is a free, open-source platform to support the management of educational audio and video content. In version 18.0 and versions before 17.7, the protections against path traversal attacks in the UI config module are insufficient, still partially allowing for attacks in very specific cases. The path is checked without checking for the file separator. This could allow attackers access to files within another folder which starts with the same path. This issue has been fixed in versions 17.7 and 18.1. To mitigate this issue, check for folders that start with the same path as the ui-config folder.
Title Opencast has a partial path traversal vulnerability in UI config
Weaknesses CWE-23
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 2.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Aug 29, 2025, 4:00 PM
Reserved
Aug 8, 2025, 9:55 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Aug 29, 2025, 4:15 PM
Modified
Oct 19, 2026, 5:10 PM